Launch Your Dive Career with the PADI Divemaster

Share your passion for scuba diving by becoming a PADI Divemaster. As a Divemaster, you’ll supervise scuba diving activities and assist with scuba classes. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career.

The PADI Divemaster course teaches you to be a leader and take charge of dive activities. Through knowledge development sessions, water skills exercises and workshops, and hands-on practical assessments, you develop the skills to organize and direct a variety of scuba diving activities. Topics and practical workshops include:

The role and characteristics of the PADI Divemaster

• Supervising dive activities and assisting with student divers

• Diver safety and risk management

• Divemaster conducted programs and specialized skills

• Business of diving and your career

• Awareness of the dive environment

• Dive setup and management

• Mapping an open water site

• Conducting dive briefings

• Organising a search and recovery project and a deep dive

• Conducting a scuba review and skin diver course

• Assisting with Discover Scuba Diving and leading Discover Local Diving programs

Your instructor may also offer the PADI Deep Diver and Search and Recovery Diver specialty diver courses along with your divemaster training to help you meet all requirements and to broaden your abilities.

Equipment

As a dive professional, you’ll want to have all your basic scuba equipment, including a dive computer, and surface signaling devices. During practical skills exercises, like underwater mapping and search and recovery, you’ll use a compass, floats, marker buoys, lift bags, and slates. Your PADI Instructor may suggest additional gear that will be useful throughout your diving career.

Getting Started

At SXM Divers, we provide two exciting pathways to earn your PADI Divemaster certification and kickstart your professional scuba diving career. You can opt for the PADI Divemaster course alone, focusing on developing your leadership skills and dive expertise through structured training. Alternatively, we offer an internship option, where you can complete the course and gain hands-on experience with real dives in exchange for assisting with work at our dive center. Whichever path you choose, you’ll be well-equipped to supervise dive activities and inspire others in the underwater world! Contact us for more information on how to get started.